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Originally Posted by Yooper32
(Post 6509883)
Do you mean "foundation" piecing, or "paper" piecing? There is a huge difference in them. You can use just about anything from comic books to deli-paper for foundation piecing. However, paper piecing requires you to print or trace a pattern onto paper, most usually done on your printer, so if you used phone book pages, you are going to have a hard time seeing your pattern lines to sew on.
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Phone books. Free, and they put too many on my front steps. I used to to toss them in the recycle until I heard about using them for foundation piecing. Being that I am a true scrapper, I am frugal. Eventually, there will be no more phone books, or, so few, you will have to to order them. Not me.
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I use Carol Doak's paper for paper piecing and for foundation piecing I am using used dryer sheets. They can stay in, smell nice and are kept out of the garbage. I am using them for a crazy quilt right now. I mentioned it at my sewing group and several people have started using it also and others have been bringing in plastic bags full to those using them. I won't run out any time soon.
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I just bought a 500 sheet bundle of newsprint sheets that fit in the printer.The cost was $6.50. almost a lifetime supply!
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I use news print which my local newspaper will give free the ends of rolls which they cannot use on the presses. It tears away easily.
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Originally Posted by sandy l
(Post 6508470)
Don't remember what it costs, but I buy newsprint paper, 500 sheets at a arts and teachers supply store. I do have to trim 1/2" of the side so that it fits my printer, as its 9x12".
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Coffee filters and old phone books
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